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Review Reblog – Félicia Atkinson ~ Hand in Hand
“A sense of otherworldly is paired with the familiar, the macabre with the sensual.” – Definitely.
If there is a state of sonic lucid dream, Félicia Atkinson could serve as a guide to its realms. Electronic pioneers like Delia Derbyshire might have opened that door, but Atkinson’s carefully crafted and deeply immersive minimal soundscapes, woven through ASMR spoken word snippets, invite you to step further in. Contrary to being detached from reality, this ambitious recording is a triumph in synthesis and interconnectivity, honoring its title. A sense of otherworldly is paired with the familiar, the macabre with the sensual. Dreams and reality go fluidly and fittingly together, as contemporary midi textures with historical Buchla or Serge accents.
Atkinson recorded Hand In Hand at home in Brittany and at EMS Studio in Stockholm. Her readings of desert and architectural magazines, botanical guides and sci-fi novels flow seamlessly into the album, along with her other contemporary artistic practices.
Most immediately influenced by Derbyshire’s aesthetics, especially The Dreams, Hand…
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Today’s Discovery – Jessica Moss – Pools of Light
Review Reblog – Jessica Moss ~ Pools of Light
Finally reblogging this review and I have to say that this release has been on replay for days…..
There is a warm solemnity to Pools of Light, like participating in a communal prayer, where hopes are a dream to ward off death, an ultimate end that is nonetheless a welcome fact of life. Inasmuch, at least, as it is the thought of ceasing to be what brings us all together – in the liner notes, Jessica Moss beautifully exclaims “FEELING LOVE IN A MELTING WORLD”. Just like her work as part of the apocalyptically-inclined A Silver Mt. Zion, this album is an interplay of hope for the hopeless and hopelessness for the hopeful, an emotional process in which the sharing of an all-encompassing pain is the relief that provides a basis to keep dreaming, to integrally act in the name of a truthful empathy that wants not to deny suffering but to heal it in communion.
The album is divided into two sections, “Entire Populations” and…
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Today’s Discovery – multa nox
Experimental ambient, drone, electronic from Sally Decker aka multa nox.
Multa Nox’s Dreamy New Drone Explores the Loneliness in Human Connection – Thump
Reblog / Preview – Jlin – Black Origami
The Indiana producer pulls from a host of influences to make music that proudly upsets tradition.
via Jlin’s Dizzying, Detail-Oriented Take on Footwork — Bandcamp Daily
Reblog – Interview with Nite Jewel
We talked to the Los Angeles-based musician/producer about why she opted to release her own music and why she’s happy to let her alter ego do the emotional heavy lifting.
via Nite Jewel on the Highs and Lows of Being a Woman in the Music Industry — Bandcamp Daily
Today’s Discovery – Light Sleep – Phew
“Propulsive rhythms from early drum machines, whirring electronics and dreamlike vocals make for a jaw-dropping late-career masterpiece from legendary Japanese musician Phew, recorded solo at Phew’s home in Tokyo.”
Japanese Experimental Pioneer Phew Is Back with Her First Solo Record in 20 Years
Today’s Discovery – Solitude Nomade – Christine Ott
Modern Classical release that demonstrates just how contemporary and modern the Ondes Martenot is, despite its age – avant garde, modernist, frail and ethereal but also experimental.
Review Reblog – Christine Ott ~ Only Silence Remains
Christine Ott is “one of the few people in the world who can be considered an expert on the Ondes Martenot, a strange keyboard invented in 1928, which can sound like anything from a theremin to a screech of strings.” but it can sound otherworldly and beautiful.
This is one beguiling record. It starts with opera and ends with poetry, and in the end, only silence remains. The opening soprano segment makes an immediate statement: this is not conventional music. By the middle of the set, one may forget this fact, but on “Tempête” it returns with a vengeance.
The storied career of Christine Ott provides clues to understanding her approach. She’s been part of Yann Tiersen’s band, collaborated with Radiohead, worked alongside Oiseaux-Tempête, and is currently opening for Tindersticks. She’s also one of the few people in the world who can be considered an expert on the Ondes Martenot, a strange keyboard invented in 1928, which can sound like anything from a theremin to a screech of strings. For most of the album she holds back on this instrument, but sneaks it in, bit by bit, until it takes over the sound field. Those early moments…
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